diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
much less; to say nothing of
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
serious; not joking; straight
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
great physical power; animal strength
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to fail to earn a credit; to fail to make the grade
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
only; merely; but; no more than
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
Yoshida Kenkou (1283-1352) (author of the Tsurezuregusa)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
pressure; oppression; suppression
second (unit of time); arc second